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One of the first things we noticed is that a number of trees were being taken
over by ivy. Normally everything is so green you don't notice it. But it
was pretty obvious now as seen in the picture below.
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It was odd seeing a number of trees with large green coats of ivy. It
almost looked like they were bundling up for winter or something.
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Down the path you take a small bridge across a "stream". I think the bridge
is really there so you don't have to walk downhill as much. The stream isn't
really very photogenic, but I managed to get a long exposure shot by
propping the camera on the bridge. I'd forgotten my tripod yet again...
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Once again, we see the trees supporting quite a bit of life. A number of
the trees were covered with thick green moss. This group of trees in
particular were especially covered..
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...And further up the tree we see it supporting ferns. It appears that
ferns will grow just about everywhere (except where I try to grow them...)
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Along the side of the trail there are a number of places completely covered
in ferns. It almost looked like a fern sea.
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Mixed among the decidious trees are a number of Douglas Firs. They have
this habit of losing branches as you can see by this one. Or you could see
by the ones in our backyard that keep dumping their branches into my
garden..
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At the end of the trail you end up in a small park area. When we came before
they were reseeding the area and you can see that they did a very nice job
of it. It looked quite inviting...
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Near the park is a little playground. I've never seen anyone use it. Scott
and I gave it a whirl while we were there. Here's Scott happily playing on
the swing set.
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